瞬间

瞬間

shùnjiān

noun HSK 7-9 #5,031

Meanings

Literally 'blink interval' — the briefest moment

一切都发生在瞬间。

Yīqiè dōu fāshēng zài shùnjiān.

Everything happened in an instant.

那个瞬间让我终生难忘。

Nàge shùnjiān ràngwǒ zhōngshēng nánwàng.

That moment will stay with me forever.

memory

瞬 contains 目 (eye) — a 瞬间 is literally the time it takes to blink an eye.

瞬 shùn

间 jiān